The word 'mayor' refers to the elected head of a town or city government. In some parts of the UK, it specifically denotes the head of a local council, chosen for representation at official ceremonies. The term also has a related adjective, 'mayoral'.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]市长 The mayor of a town or city is the person who has been elected to represent it for a fixed period of time or, in some places, to run its government.
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Oxford
mayor★/meə(r); NAmEˈmeɪər/noun1★(in England, Wales and Northern Ireland) the head of a town, boroughor county council, chosen by other members of the council to represent them at official ceremonies, etc. (英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰由议员选举产生的)镇长,市长,郡长◆the Lord Mayor of London伦敦市长☞compare
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(3 )2★the head of the government of a town or city, etc, elected by the public (民选的)市长,镇长◆the Mayor of New York纽约市长◆Mayor Bob Anderson鲍勃 · 安德森市长▶may·oral/ˈmeərəl; NAmEˈmeɪərəl/adjective[only before noun ]◆mayoral robes/duties市长的礼袍╱职责mayormayorsmayor/meə(r); NAmEˈmeɪər/may·oral/ˈmeərəl; NAmEˈmeɪərəl/
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mayormayor /meə $ ˈmeɪər/ ●●●W2 noun [countable]
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1the person who has been elected to lead the government of a town or city: the election of the London mayor2someone who is chosen or elected each year in Britain to represent a town or city at official public ceremonies—mayoral adjective: mayoral duties
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n.(Mayor)人名;(英)梅厄;(法、西、俄)马约尔
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